West Side woman dies of cold exposure

An East Garfield Park neighborhood woman was the fifth person to die from cold-related causes this season in Cook County, officials have determined.

Margie Chandler, 62, was pronounced dead at 8:45 a.m. Thursday at Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Following an autopsy Friday, the examiner’s office determined she died from complications of hypothermia due to cold exposure in an accident.

The victim had been taken to the hospital on Wednesday about 4:30 p.m. from her home in the 600 block of North Hamlin Avenue, after she complained of feeling weak, said Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Amina Greer.

Earlier this week, a 61-year-old Chicago Heights woman became the fourth person to die from cold-related causes in Cook County.